The goal was to come out and to win this gold, Honestly, I believe in my abilities, but I was not expecting a world record at these championships. - Tobi Amusan

About Tobi Amusan

Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan (born 23 April 1997) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprinter. She is the current World, Commonwealth and African champion in the 100 m hurdles, as well as, the record holder in the three competitions. She became Nigeria’s first-ever world champion and a world record holder in athletics at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, smashing the former record held by Jasmine Camacho-Quinn. She is also the current Diamond league champion in the 100 metres hurdles having won the final in 12.33 seconds (+1.8m/s) achieving a winning streak in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

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